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College Orientation

I signed my son and me up for orientation at Sam Houston State University this week. It’s a 2-day overnight trip, Thursday & Friday. When I read the agenda, they separate us within the first 30 minutes and I don’t see my son again until the orientation is over.

There’s no agenda for what they plan to do with the parents.

For all I know, they chain us all up in an auditorium for 2 days. Or they put us in the bleachers for a pep rally. The point is – why the heck am I going to orientation? I thought it was going to be a father / son thing, but it doesn’t look like that now.

I floated the idea to him last night that maybe he’d like to go without me, which of course he loved. Independence! College girls all to himself without Dad! And I’m thinking – that was a stupid idea, why the heck did you suggest it?

It’s the drive itself that’s bothering me. He’s a good driver, but he hasn’t driven far distances. This will be 2 hours there, 2 hours back, among the Houston freeway system. I’m thinking we could go in separate cars; I just won’t spend the night and I can sneak out when the pep rally starts.

What if he doesn’t come back? Perhaps I ought to put a dog tag on him.

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4 responses to “College Orientation”

  1. SMurphy Avatar
    SMurphy

    Hey, he’s 18. Point his butt toward the door and kick.
    (Check him for your credit cards first).
    – Red Ass school of fatherhood.

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  2. Michael Avatar
    Michael

    If I pointed his butt toward the door and kicked, I’d kick him in the groin.

    You *are* red-ass.

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  3. Courtney Avatar
    Courtney

    Cut the cord Dad!

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  4. Michael Avatar
    Michael

    He’s probably reading this now, wondering what I’m going to decide. 😛

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Michael, a sinner saved by grace, sharing what the good Lord has shared with me.

Solomon, in the book of Ecclesiastes, said, “I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.”

If you’re not living for the glory of God, then what you’re doing is meaningless, no matter what it is. Living for God gives life meaning, and enjoying a “chasing after the wind” is a gift from God. I’m doing what I can to enjoy this gift daily.

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